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Winter is almost here. This means colder temperatures and snowfall. As a business owner, you may be asking yourself the effects snow can have on your flat roof. Flat roofs have a lot of advantages, but they may suffer during the winter months. At...

How To Detect Ponding Water Issues: Signs Without Immediate Roof Inspection As a business with a flat roof, you probably knew the risks that come associated with this design. While you no doubt wanted a flat roof for aesthetic purposes...

Estimating Material Needed to Level Low Spots: From Depth to Coverage Rate After enjoying a flat roof on your business for years, you’re probably noticing a big problem: Low spots. If you’re new to this problem, it means your roof no...

Why Did My Flat Roof Develop Low Spots? A flat roof is a roof that is nearly level; it will have a very slight angle to it to allow water to run off. They tend to be the most cost efficient roof shape and are more readily accessible for...

Flat Commercial Roof Membrane Options: Similarities and Differences When you decided to build a flat roof, did you make a concerted effort to think about the roof membranes you’d use? The options available for roof membranes are...

Basic Tools Used by a Commercial Roofing Contractor Do you have a flat commercial roof that needs work? Repairing or replacing a flat commercial roof is a job that needs to be handled only by a professional roofer as these tasks require specific...

Flat Roof Issues That Are Easy To Fix: Problems You’ll Face if Not Fixed in Time Your business was perhaps built some time ago, and in the process, you figured a flat roof was the best building design. This isn’t an outdated concept...

Structural Failure Due to Long-Term Effects of Ponding Water A flat roof for commercial businesses make a lot of sense for a host of reasons; the level roof surface is utilized for air handling units, gas vents, skylights, and other mechanical...

The Importance of Gutter Maintenance for Flat Roofs Flat roofs create unique challenges. Pooling, also known as ponding water is a common problem due to lack of drainage, blocked drains, or insufficient sloping. Ultimately, it can deteriorate a...

The Key Differences Between Flat Roof and Gable Roof Repair Two of the most common types of roofs used in both commercial and residential applications are flat roofs and gable roofs. While each type of roof has its own benefits, the real question...

The Ins and Outs of Roof Leveling Compounds Industrial roofs are often flat, covering a large warehouse, business, or other large building that cannot logically support a peaked roof. The maintenance of these roofs comes from within; when a leak...

Preventing Ponding Water Around Skylights Ponding is a common phenomenon on flat roofs, one that can end up causing a lot of damage, both to the roof and its underlying structural elements. As its name would imply, ponding involves the unwanted...